Le> From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net> Le> Subject: Re: bass to treble break problem Le> tell us where and how the weights should be attached to the bridge in Le> the case of a vertical piano? Thanks very much. Maybe you have seen the Fandrich upr. on display at one of the national conventions. From the back side of this piano you can observe a large round weight attached to the soundboard. I don't remember exactly where it was attached but it may have been near the end of the tenor bridge. You could contact Del about this. I have seen rebuilders use this on grands. I have never tried it myself. I wonder how the tone is, compared to other notes, when the strings are pluck- ed with a fingernail? If the problem is worse when played than plucked then perhaps some voicing of the hammer would help. Bye the way I have a problem with a teachers Kawai grand that I have done an estimate to do some voicing on. The first 3 or 4 notes above the tenor/treble plate strut have very bad sustain time when plucked or struck. She has not mentioned it as a problem but she will no doubt be listening more carefully after I do the voicing. Any suggestions for me on what I might check to help these notes sing like their neighbors? Scott Johnson scott.e.johnson@24stex.com
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